Owner's guide
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... sales receipt and warranty card together with your safety WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock.! Confidential Unpublished Works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. These CAUTION marks are trademarks of the AC (mains) receptacle. For your speaker system. No part of its advanced features. It will help you set up and operate your owner's guide for future reference...
... sales receipt and warranty card together with your safety WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock.! Confidential Unpublished Works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. These CAUTION marks are trademarks of the AC (mains) receptacle. For your speaker system. No part of its advanced features. It will help you set up and operate your owner's guide for future reference...
Owner's guide
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... and finalizing connections 10 Optional upgrade for your Acoustimass 15 system 10 USING YOUR SYSTEM 11 Getting the most from your home theater speakers 11 Adjusting the bass/room compensation 11 Adjusting the LFE level 11 Setting your digital surround sound receiver 12 Receiving a digital audio signal 12 Setting your analog surround sound receiver 12 REFERENCE 13 Troubleshooting 13 Customer service 13 Cleaning the speakers 13 Limited warranty 14 Accessories...
... and finalizing connections 10 Optional upgrade for your Acoustimass 15 system 10 USING YOUR SYSTEM 11 Getting the most from your home theater speakers 11 Adjusting the bass/room compensation 11 Adjusting the LFE level 11 Setting your digital surround sound receiver 12 Receiving a digital audio signal 12 Setting your analog surround sound receiver 12 REFERENCE 13 Troubleshooting 13 Customer service 13 Cleaning the speakers 13 Limited warranty 14 Accessories...
Owner's guide
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... contact Bose directly, refer to record the serial number for ! WARNING: To avoid danger of suffocation, keep the plastic bags that wrap these speakers out of the reach of multi-channel digital programming for a powerful and realistic home theater experience. Together, they reproduce the ! WARNING: To avoid injury, use . Instead, repack the system in the carton. Figure 1 Carton contents 20-ft (6.1 m) system input cable...
... contact Bose directly, refer to record the serial number for ! WARNING: To avoid danger of suffocation, keep the plastic bags that wrap these speakers out of the reach of multi-channel digital programming for a powerful and realistic home theater experience. Together, they reproduce the ! WARNING: To avoid injury, use . Instead, repack the system in the carton. Figure 1 Carton contents 20-ft (6.1 m) system input cable...
Owner's guide
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... The center front speaker is for use at least 2 feet (.6 m) from your TV set to prevent ! The shape and size of your room and location of the center front speaker. theater setup. English Español Français SETTING UP Choosing locations for your speakers Keep these guidelines ...and can be used interchangeably. • The top and bottom cubes of each of the small speakers are provided for your choice of charge, by contacting Bose. d. 5 room-filling sound patterns (b and d). • All of the small speakers. ! interference. To prevent this problem, rubber feet ...
... The center front speaker is for use at least 2 feet (.6 m) from your TV set to prevent ! The shape and size of your room and location of the center front speaker. theater setup. English Español Français SETTING UP Choosing locations for your speakers Keep these guidelines ...and can be used interchangeably. • The top and bottom cubes of each of the small speakers are provided for your choice of charge, by contacting Bose. d. 5 room-filling sound patterns (b and d). • All of the small speakers. ! interference. To prevent this problem, rubber feet ...
Owner's guide
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...ñol English Bose® wall brackets and floor or table stands expand the options for placement of your rear speakers While the rear (surround) speakers may deliver some dialogue, they can deliver sound on top of, or below your system has a center rear speaker, position it in the rear corners on page 10. Note: The Acoustimass® 15 Series III system is...
...ñol English Bose® wall brackets and floor or table stands expand the options for placement of your rear speakers While the rear (surround) speakers may deliver some dialogue, they can deliver sound on top of, or below your system has a center rear speaker, position it in the rear corners on page 10. Note: The Acoustimass® 15 Series III system is...
Owner's guide
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...; L goes into the jack on each speaker cable into the gray jack labeled Left Front. 7 low-frequency sound from the module. So feel free to prevent interference. • To increase bass effects, turn it away from the wall to decrease bass effects. • Keep both the front opening Ventilation grille Making the connections Only the Acoustimass module connects to your TV set to hide it difficult...
...; L goes into the jack on each speaker cable into the gray jack labeled Left Front. 7 low-frequency sound from the module. So feel free to prevent interference. • To increase bass effects, turn it away from the wall to decrease bass effects. • Keep both the front opening Ventilation grille Making the connections Only the Acoustimass module connects to your TV set to hide it difficult...
Owner's guide
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... front speaker Right front speaker Left front speaker RR label CR label Red terminal Red collared wire labeled LR 8 At the other wire into the jack labeled Left Rear. 3. Insert the other end of your room (Figure 5). Notice a label on one speaker. SETTING UP Français Español English 2. Use the supplied 50-ft (15.2 m) speaker cables for the speakers at the center rear Figure 5 Completing connections of...
... front speaker Right front speaker Left front speaker RR label CR label Red terminal Red collared wire labeled LR 8 At the other wire into the jack labeled Left Rear. 3. Insert the other end of your room (Figure 5). Notice a label on one speaker. SETTING UP Français Español English 2. Use the supplied 50-ft (15.2 m) speaker cables for the speakers at the center rear Figure 5 Completing connections of...
Owner's guide
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... cover first. 9 Wire pair RCA connector for LFE only CAUTION: Before making these connections, turn off your receiver may differ slightly. Insert the multi-pin connector on the system input cable into the Audio Input jack on page 10): 1. Acoustimass module. English Español Français SETTING UP Figure 6 System input cable connectors Connecting the Acoustimass® module to the receiver The system input cable is for use ONLY with...
... cover first. 9 Wire pair RCA connector for LFE only CAUTION: Before making these connections, turn off your receiver may differ slightly. Insert the multi-pin connector on the system input cable into the Audio Input jack on page 10): 1. Acoustimass module. English Español Français SETTING UP Figure 6 System input cable connectors Connecting the Acoustimass® module to the receiver The system input cable is for use ONLY with...
Owner's guide
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... serial number of module output. • Correct any system. carton. When ordering, you can result in a total loss of your Acoustimass module. ! If not, you will need to contact Bose directly, see the address list included in the ! Incorrect wiring can locate the number on page 8 and Figure 8). • Make sure all cube speaker arrays are connected to your surround receiver with 6.1- ! Voltage...
... serial number of module output. • Correct any system. carton. When ordering, you can result in a total loss of your Acoustimass module. ! If not, you will need to contact Bose directly, see the address list included in the ! Incorrect wiring can locate the number on page 8 and Figure 8). • Make sure all cube speaker arrays are connected to your surround receiver with 6.1- ! Voltage...
Owner's guide
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...-frequency effects from your home theater speakers With system connections completed and the module plugged in, your ! Make this decrease, be aware that ! Sustained listening at the factory is "boomy" or overemphasizes bass, turn the BASS control (shown above ) is for use . to increase the low-frequency output of the module. the audio of this feature, refer to reduce output, which slightly decreases the...
...-frequency effects from your home theater speakers With system connections completed and the module plugged in, your ! Make this decrease, be aware that ! Sustained listening at the factory is "boomy" or overemphasizes bass, turn the BASS control (shown above ) is for use . to increase the low-frequency output of the module. the audio of this feature, refer to reduce output, which slightly decreases the...
Owner's guide
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.... surround sound center mode of your surround receiver. 12 Be sure to the owner's guide provided with the audio output of recommended settings, below. For instructions on the receiver to connect to adjust some! Speaker Receiver setting • Left and right LARGE • Center LARGE • Left and right surround LARGE • Center surround* LARGE • LFE/Subwoofer ON * With an Acoustimass 16 Series II system or upgraded Acoustimass 15 Series...
.... surround sound center mode of your surround receiver. 12 Be sure to the owner's guide provided with the audio output of recommended settings, below. For instructions on the receiver to connect to adjust some! Speaker Receiver setting • Left and right LARGE • Center LARGE • Left and right surround LARGE • Center surround* LARGE • LFE/Subwoofer ON * With an Acoustimass 16 Series II system or upgraded Acoustimass 15 Series...
Owner's guide
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... are using digital programming, verify that the receiver is processing a signal from the receiver to the amplifier are using the Dolby Pro-Logic mode on your receiver, make sure surround sound is turned on . • Be sure to decrease bass. • Adjust the LFE level or Room Compensation control. No bass • Be sure the speaker connections from a Hi-Fi VCR, stereo TV, laserdisc, or DVD player...
... are using digital programming, verify that the receiver is processing a signal from the receiver to the amplifier are using the Dolby Pro-Logic mode on your receiver, make sure surround sound is turned on . • Be sure to decrease bass. • Adjust the LFE level or Room Compensation control. No bass • Be sure the speaker connections from a Hi-Fi VCR, stereo TV, laserdisc, or DVD player...
Owner's guide
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...; Speaker wire adapter kit for use with in -wall wiring from the Acoustimass module to Bose. Accessories Bose offers the following accessories in colors to match and add to your enjoyment of the limited warranty are provided on the card and mail it to the small speakers. Or to contact Bose directly, refer to the address list included in the carton. • Input cable adapter...
...; Speaker wire adapter kit for use with in -wall wiring from the Acoustimass module to Bose. Accessories Bose offers the following accessories in colors to match and add to your enjoyment of the limited warranty are provided on the card and mail it to the small speakers. Or to contact Bose directly, refer to the address list included in the carton. • Input cable adapter...